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aznandyboi · 01-16-2007, 02:27 PM

I think a degree is nothing more than a piece of paper. It doesn't mean you are smart or stupid, useful or useless or will be successful or unsuccessful. Many have made it big without one and there are also many that are working in your local fast food restaurants because they lack one. I think the world sees of having a degree to mean that you are qualified on paper. If you wanted to apply to a social worker position without a degree they might reject you not because you aren't qualified but because everyone else they hired has a degree. Just my opinion, btw.

01-16-2007, 02:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
aznandyboi Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New York City Posts: 13	I think a degree is nothing more than a piece of paper. It doesn't mean you are smart or stupid, useful or useless or will be successful or unsuccessful. Many have made it big without one and there are also many that are working in your local fast food restaurants because they lack one. I think the world sees of having a degree to mean that you are qualified on paper. If you wanted to apply to a social worker position without a degree they might reject you not because you aren't qualified but because everyone else they hired has a degree. Just my opinion, btw.